Sternula nereis

Fairy Tern at Lake Conjola, NSW

Sternula nereis at Lake Conjola, NSW - 8 Jan 2016
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Sternula nereis 18 Jun 2018 CharlesDove

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CharlesDove noted:

3 Jul 2018

Fairy Tern breeding at Lake Conjola thought to extinct from NSW a number of years ago but the numbers are slowly on the increase, have produced Hybrid birds x breeding with the Little terns

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 8 Jan 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
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Species information

  • Sternula nereis Scientific name
  • Fairy Tern Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Very rare / threatened
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 17m Recorded at altitude
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